Brittle nails?
 She's always been a bit prone to occasional splits and cracks in her nails, but this is much worse.
Could this be a sign of hidden illness, or nutritional deficiency? Her diet has not recently changed, and there have been no other signs of illness...but now I'm worried.  She will be 10 years old this next spring, and I'm starting to watch her like a hawk, for signs of old-age problems.  |
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| I was worried about this too last year. Vet told me it's very common here. Dry weather. They gave me no solution though |
| My 1st thought was the turn in weather too. Would a supplement help - maybe gelatin? |
| My Beardie, Millie had the same problem --It started when she was about 10 years old---I couldn't get an answer from my vet or my groomer. I would be interested if anyone could give us a cause for this. |
got sheep wrote: My 1st thought was the turn in weather too. Would a supplement help - maybe gelatin?
I was going to say if you eat jelly (jello) in the raw cube format it strengthens nails. My grandmother ate a cube a day and had beautiful nails she swore by it 
It should work for dogs too??? |
| Mulligan's nails are similar. Very odd. |
| It is also part of the "age" factor. Senior pets' nails get brittle because the sheaths over the nails thicken and don't scrap off as easily on the ground as they used to when they were younger. Maybe you can try a nail hardener like with people?? not quite sure about that though |
Could you soak her nails before trimming to soften them?  I use rain or sprinklers to help with that, wet paws means easier nail cutting.
Maybe you need to rub oil or lotion into her tails daily? Don't make it flavorful or it will end up on the tongue. |
| Annie has had this problem for years. I noticed that it is worest when she is less active, winter and raining season. |
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